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Jun 2021
Knaresborough pool to reopen next month with new filters
Knaresborough Pool is set to welcome swimmers next month after being closed for more than a year.
National restrictions eased to permit pools to open on April 12. However, a problem with the pool filters in Knaresborough forced it to remain closed.
The manufacturer, based in Spain, was unable to send engineers over to fix the equipment due to the current travel bans.
Harrogate Borough Council decided to replace the existing filters rather than delay the opening further.
The council said it has taken an extensive amount of work, but the three new filters are now installed and will be filled in preparation for the July opening.
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Cllr Stanley Lumley, Harrogate Borough Council’s cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport, said:
The Stray Ferret has asked the council how much it has spent on the three new filters but had received no reply by the time of publication.
When Knaresborough Pool opens next month it will mean that Starbeck Baths will be the only pool in the district that is yet to reopen.
Harrogate council said Starbeck Baths would open “shortly” after Ripon Spa Baths but there has been no word since on an opening date.
The council then said that, due to the nature of the historic building in Starbeck, it would be difficult to open with coronavirus restrictions in place.
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